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I have been watching our little male at dusk and notice the traffic on the other screen. Do you think the detours to and from the World Center for Birds of Prey will affect the lives of our Kestrels this year?

The traffic hasn't seemed to bother the kestrels too much, but there are some nest boxes near the detour road, so hopefully the finding from those boxes will give us some answers as to your question! There have been papers published that notes that kestrels are usually highly tolerant towards disturbances. You can check out the article for more information by going to Research > Additional Kestrel Research. It is titled, "Effects of Researcher-Induced Disturbance on American Kestrels Breeding in Nest Boxes in Northwestern New Jersey."

The male entered the box about 10 minutes ago. Still before dusk. He’s looking up at the Cam, preening, trying to settle down, and meanwhile, some sparrows are twittering outside. Can’t a Raptor get some rest? Back to the cam to see if he can. Later, folks.

The numbers that are seen at the bottom left side of the screen are not the temperature and wind statistics. It's actually getting quite warm here during the day here in Boise! Those numbers show what the angle of the outside camera is. If we were to rotate the camera around, those numbers would change. We apologize for any confusion!

You know, I wonder if the female has a lot more to do with the selection of kestrel real estate than the male. There must be hens in the vicinity, right? Do they settle down into a box only when they are due to start laying?

I trust that it's not like peregrines who kill for a good nest site and are more attracted to the place than the mate.

Hi All! Back in April, we turned the camera on in anticipation of a nesting pair. As of yesterday (May 8), we still had no takers so we have turned the camera off to save on our IT staff time and resources. If we have late nesting birds, we'll be sure to go live again and send an update! Thanks for watching, everyone!

Hi, Sarah - thank you so much! I miss the familiar nest box so much but it is such a delight to see the little hatchlings and to look forward to seeing more. All sorts of Kestrel Kids!!!!! :) And all the best to the AKP. I will check back often for the latest news from you. JR